AAS 065 (P100053)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 19546

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gin2 ku3-babbar
2. [ki] lu2#-kal-la-ta
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gur
5. ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze
  calculation: 435.5 ÷ 3 95/180 = ca. 120 sila3 per shekel
6. 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 naga si-e3 gur
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) sze
  calculation: 851 ÷ 170/180 = ca. 900 sila3 per shekel
8. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na im-babbar2
9. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2
  calculation: 750 ÷ 5/6 = 900 mana per shekel
10. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-gal
11. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
  calculation: 23 2/3 ÷ 80/180 = ca. 53 sila3 per shekel
12. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na igi-esir2?
13. ku3-bi 1(u) 4(disz) sze
14. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na esir2 had2
15. ku3-bi 3(disz) sze
16. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul
reverse
1. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
  blank space
2. szunigin 6(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. zi-ga-am3
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak dam-gar3 sza3 bala-a
5. giri3# a-gu
6. [mu] en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 19546
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015794

References

  • primary: AAS, 65

    [Gregoire1970AAS] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1970. Archives Administratives Sumériennes. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-16 at 09:41:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-02-16 at 09:12:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:03:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 065 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100053.
AAS 065 artifact entry (No. P100053). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100053
AAS 065 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100053 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100053
LB  - CDLI:P100053
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - AAS 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100053
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 065 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100053.
AAS 065 artifact entry (No. P100053). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100053
AAS 065 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100053 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100053
LB  - CDLI:P100053
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - AAS 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100053
ER  -
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